Oil spill
Energy
PM Tsipras Omits Mention of Oil Spill in Speech on Environment
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered a speech on environmental issues claiming that climate and environment protection is a government priority; however not a word was said regarding the oil spill that has endangered Salamis Island, and the coastline...
Environment
Under Fire Greek Shipping Minister Admits Leaving Greece After Sinking of Tanker
Bewildered Shipping Minster Panagiotis Kouroumblis admitted that, during the first crucial hours after the sinking of the Greek tanker near Salamis, he got into a plane and flew to London.
Kouroumblis is under intense pressure from the opposition to resign following...
Environment
Greece Vows to Improve Tanker Checks after Saronic Gulf Oil Spill
The Greek government has promised urgent inspections of small coastal tankers, 11 days after an oil spill from a shipwreck left beaches on Athens' coastline polluted, and off bounds to swimmers.
The Ministry of Shipping says the unscheduled checks will...
Environment
Undaunted Bather Emerges Covered in Oil Waste at Athens Beach
Greek authorities have been warning aspiring bathers not to swim at the Athenian beaches that have bared the brunt of the oil spillage, following the sinking of a tanker earlier this month.
However, the woman in the photo has apparently...
Environment
European Maritime Safety Agency Refutes Greek Minister's Claim about Availability of Cleanup Ships
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) spokesperson on Wednesday said that Greece's request for cleanup ships arrived late in the evening of September 12, two days after the oil tanker wreck that spilled tons of fuel oil in the...
Environment
Greek Opposition Leader Demands Minister’s Resignation over Oil Spill
Leader of New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis to resign, due to the delays and oversights in the government’s response to the oil spill in the Saronic Gulf.
Speaking at an emergency session of the Environment...
Greece
Two Arrested after Pumping Oil from Sunken Tanker that Polluted Athens Coastline
Greek authorities have arrested the captain and chief engineer of the tanker 'Lassaia' after discovering that it has been pumping oil from the shipwreck, Agia Zoni II, that was responsible for the oil spill and polluting the Athens coastline.
While...
Environment
Greek Scientists Warn: Saronic Gulf Pollution will Remain in Food Chain for Years
The oil spill that polluted the coastal front of Athens will remain in the food chain for years, scientists warn.
The removal of the oil stains from the water does not mean that the Saronic Gulf area will put an...
Environment
Greek Authorities to Replace Tanker Pumping Oil from Sunken Ship that Pollutes Saronic Gulf
Greece's Ministry of Shipping is to replace the tanker being used to pump oil from the sunken ship that is polluting the coastline because its Certificate of Seaworthiness is about to expire.
On Tuesday, Shipping Deputy Minister Nektarios Santorinios said...
Environment
Environmental Tragedy South of Athens Captured in a Reuters Snap
This photo by Reuters’ Giorgos Moutafis, demonstrates the environmental disaster at the coast of southern Athens after the sinking of a small tanker in the Saronic Gulf on September 10.
The oil that leaked from the tanker can be seen...